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Asses

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ass⋅es

1  [as-iz]
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–noun
pl. of ass 1 .

as⋅ses

2  [as-iz]
–noun
pl. of as 2 .

ass

1  [as]
–noun
1. a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
2. any wild species of the genus Equus, as the onager.
3. a stupid, foolish, or stubborn person.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME asse, OE assa, prob. hypocoristic form based on OIr asan < L asinus; akin to Gk ónos ass

Related forms:
asslike, adjective

asse

  [as]
–noun
Cape fox.

as

2  [as]
–noun, plural as⋅ses  [as-iz] .
1. a copper coin and early monetary unit of ancient Rome, originally having a nominal weight of a pound of 12 ounces: discontinued c80 b.c.
2. a unit of weight equal to 12 ounces.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L

ass

2  [as]
–noun Vulgar.
1. the buttocks.
2. the rectum.
3. Slang. sexual intercourse.
Origin:
bef. 1000; var of arse, with loss of r before s, as in passel, cuss, etc.; ME ars, er(e)s, OE ærs, ears; c. OFris ers, D aars, ON, MLG, OS, OHG ars (G Arsch), Gk órrhos, Armenian or̄kh, Hittite arras; akin to Gk our, OIr err tail

Cape fox

 
–noun
a fox, Vulpes chama, inhabiting dry areas of southern Africa and having large pointed ears, silvery gray coat, and a bushy tail with a black tip.
Also called bat-eared fox, asse.
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as 2   (ās)   
n.   pl. as·ses (ās'ēz', ās'ĭz)

  1. An ancient Roman coin of copper or copper alloy.

  2. An ancient Roman unit of weight equal to about one troy pound.


[Latin as.]
ass 1   (ās)   
n.   pl. ass·es (ās'ĭz)

  1. Any of several hoofed mammals of the genus Equus, resembling and closely related to the horses but having a smaller build and longer ears, and including the domesticated donkey.

  2. A vain, self-important, silly, or aggressively stupid person.


[Middle English asse, from Old English assa, perhaps of Celtic origin, ultimately from Latin asinus.]
ass 2   (ās)   
n.   pl. ass·es (ās'ĭz) Vulgar Slang

    1. The buttocks.

    2. The anus.

  2. Sexual intercourse.


[Middle English ars, from Old English ears; see ors- in Indo-European roots.]
as·ses 1   (ās'ēz', ās'ĭz)   
n.  Plural of as2.
ass·es 2   (ās'ĭz)   
n.  Plural of ass1.
ass·es 3   (ās'ĭz)   
n.   Vulgar Slang
Plural of ass2.
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Slang Dictionary
ass

  1. n.
    the buttocks. (Usually objectionable.) : This big monster of a guy threatened to kick me in the ass if I didn't get out of the way.
  2. n.
    women considered as sexual gratification. (Rude and derogatory.) : All he could think about was getting some ass.
  3. n.
    one's whole body; oneself. (Usually objectionable.) : Your ass is really in trouble!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

as 
c.1175, worn-down form of O.E. alswa "quite so" (see also). Equivalent to so; any distinction in use is purely idiomatic. Related to Ger. als "as, than."

ass  (1)
beast of burden, O.E. assa (Old Northumbrian assal, assald), prob. from O.Celt. *as(s)in "donkey," which (with Ger. esel, Goth. asilus, Lith. asilas, O.C.S. osl) is ultimately from L. asinus, probably of Middle Eastern origin (cf. Sumerian ansu). Since ancient Gk. times, in fables and parables, the animal typifies clumsiness and stupidity (hence asshead, 1550, etc.). To make an ass of oneself is from 1590. Asses' Bridge (c.1780), from L. Pons Asinorum, is fifth proposition of first book of Euclid's "Elements."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: AS
Function: abbreviation
1 aortic stenosis
2 arteriosclerosis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

AS abbr.
Latin auris sinistra (left ear)

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